___ W &amp;gt;\\ tt $ m \ A ^ pjjool Ticks on Sheep . A correspondent RBks for a remedy for ticks on sheep . Mercurial ointment one part and lard seven parts , is a good remedy . While on the subject we will quote what Randall says uj . on the subject of ticks . He says very truly that a very tioky flock of lambs cannot be kept in good order , and when they become poor and weak , toward Spring , these destructive parasites rapidly reduce them lower and render it extremely difficult to save their lives . Ticks are found on all sheep in neglected flocks , bnt the heat and cold , and the tabbing and biting to whioh they are exposed on new shorn sheep , drive them to take shelter in the long wool of the lambs . Here they are so readily exterminated , that it is as mnoh of a disgrace as a loss to the flookmaster to suffer them to remain ina breeding flock . About a fortnight after shearing , every lamb should be dipped in a decoction of tobacco strong enongh to kill the ticks . The l...

jfjottttrtj |) aril Are Turke ys an d Doc k s Pro fi ta b le J E DITOBS W ESTERN RUBAI : —The Bronze turkey is e very large , handsome bird , and early turkeys well oared for will make a heavy fowl at Thanksgiving . The gobblers are mnoh larger in proportion than the hens . They are very good at hunting for them selves , and if well oared for , seldom leave the premises far . I have known a flock of turkeys , say May hatched turkeys , to average over a dollar apieoe at Thanksgiving time , the price only ten cents a pound , and the turkeys all dressed . A good flock of turkeys or ducks will add many an extra dollar to a farmer s wife or daughter s pin money if they are given proper treatment . In raising young turkeys , especially under oommon hens , be sure the hens are free from lioe , as they are sure death to young turkeys ; if you think a hen has them , put plenty of sulphur in her feathers and in the bottom of her nest place , tansy or tobacco among the hay or straw of her nest...

LENTNER HERD Short-HornCattle 1 HK Subscriber will sell his entire herd or single . animals at private sale . The herd now number * about BO hud , most of the well-known Princess family . Th . herd ls headed by th . fin . young Prince * , bull Sth Karl or Antrim 85 M 0 , by 3 d Earl of Antrim ont of Princess Oarlotta . The Sth Earl to a beautiful red , but four year , old , and has proved a good breeder . The hard will be sold entire , or divided and sold to accommodate purchasers . Th . hard can be seen &amp;gt; t Lentner , Ma , BO mile * west of Qulncy and Hannibal , on the Hannibal &amp;amp; St . Jo . R . R . For particulars and prices , address JOHN T . HIXSON , Lentner , Mo